Kane, Bob
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- Starlin, J. Batman, the cult, c1988- :bk. 1, t.p. (Bob Kane)
- LC data base, 01-11-1990(hdg.: Kane, Bob)
- Washington Post, Nov. 7, 1998:obit. (Bob Kane, 83, died Nov. 3, 1998, Los Angeles, Calif.; invented Batman cartoon character for DC Comics, first issued 1939; born and raised in New York City)
- World encycl. of comics, 1998:p. 434 (Kane, Robert; American comic book and comic strip artist, b. Oct. 24, 1916 in New York City; developed "Batman")
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Wikipedia description:
Robert Kane (né Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who, along with writer Bill Finger, created Batman and many early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.
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